http://www.paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/classic-winner-union-rags-sires-first-foal/ eeeekk his first foal is a colt!!! With a nice pedigree too. Can't wait to see a picture to see if he got that big beautiful blaze. I hope matz gets him!!!

zXSwordXz · Any one have pictures of his colt? UR is one of my favorite horse, he is a big beauty of a horse. I feel he was retire prematurely but I do hope his filly's and colt's make it up. · 1053 days ago

carmen.kenney.58 · On the Lanes End website it said that he had bred to 125 had bred successfully to Union Rags. The only two mares that I know of, so far, are Ingenue and Maiden of Heaven, both in foal. · 1088 days ago

Sullivan · Buckpasser and Secretariat were regarded as the best built. Personally, I prefer Omaha · 1165 days ago

Northport · Buckpasser just had the look of a tremendous athlete, I am also very partial to Sea The Stars conformation... Jon Oxx said it best "He’s perfect, the perfect racing machine. He is the point to which thoroughbred breeding, after 300 years, has arrived." · 1165 days ago

Really wish we could have seen you come back from your injury and run again this year. Such great connections and such a beautiful and talented horse. Really don't think we got to see the best he could do.

For me this year's Belmont just wasn't as exciting as the Rags getting the win. I will never forget "Union Rags has got him! Union Rags in the Belmont Stakes!" and the thrill of joy I felt for Matz and Mrs. Wyeth. Wasn't sure if he would get there over Paynter- a really good horse- but he did it.

ruffianlover · Dressage. I'm sorry if my wording was confusing. What I was referring to was the fact that rafis favorite is palice malice and mine is union rags. What I was saying is that last years belmont wasn't my preference over this years just because I love the rags. I was saying it was my favorite because it was a last second win which to me was more exciting than pm's win. That's all · 1274 days ago

ruffianlover · Like Kaitlin said- palice malice was in the lead most of the stretch and no one really challenged. Union rags fought paynter down to the last few strides and no one knew if he would get there it not. It was just more thrilling to me in my opinion · 1274 days ago

For me this year's Belmont just wasn't as exciting as the Rags getting the win. I will never forget "Union Rags has got him! Union Rags in the Belmont Stakes!" and the thrill of joy I felt for Matz and Mrs. Wyeth. Wasn't sure if he would get there over Paynter- a really good horse- but he did it.

Sullivan · Yes, that is generally how it goes. Union Rags did mature into a big horse earlier than most of the other horses, though, and while he was still class until he was retired, his 2 year old season was his best. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten better? He and Mylute share a sharp resemblance. · 1281 days ago

Sullivan · Mmm... can you really predict that it would transfer over generations? · 1289 days ago

travel_vic · A myriad of things have know predictive genetic patterns, and them a lot do not....It is hilarous to hear someone attributing a trait all to genetics since we have NO idea how environmental keys interact, and what do they interact with? Is speed. Stamina, great weight carrying ability brought out by a single pathway? DOUbtful as most of the attributes associated with phenotypes are overlaid on offspring via frank story telling · 1289 days ago

He was so talented. People always bag him. He never ran a poor race on his own. In the juvenile, sure he lost, fair and sqaure. But, the FL Derby? sorry, no. He had an awful ride, and was stuck on the rail, switched to the outside with one furlong to go, no chance to eat up the ground. Then, the derby. Just a horrendous trip. 17th for the first six furlongs, boxed in completely, and managed to get 7th! That is incredible. He never lost a race without reason, maybe besides the juvenile. But, now just his losses he had bad rides. Go back and watch his champagne. He was boxed, and flew home, won by 5. Man oh man, If Johnny would have ridden him all along....... Don't want to imagine the possibilites of what he could have done.

ruffianlover · I agree. I liked this horse before all the hype. This horse just screamed I'm one to watch out for. His immaturity cost him the Juvenile- if he doesn't drift out he beats Hansen. Johnny V should have been on him from the start. The Rags was like a 6 foot kid playing basketball with 5 footers. Too bad we never got to see what he could really do. And I wish they would have run him in the Preakness. With less chance for traffic issues he could have shaken things up with IHA and Bodemeister. · 1460 days ago

rafirox · It scares me how much we missed with him and his immense talent. He could have beat IHA in the Derby, Preakness, and possibly the Belmont. He was ALMOST as good as IHA, IN MY OPINION.... And that is a compliment, because IHA was a monster. · 1460 days ago